Maverik Athlete Billy Bitter To Meet Fans at Big City Classic

New York — Lacrosse fans are encouraged to stop by the Maverik Lacrosse and Cascade Lacrosse display truck this Saturday, April 27th at the 5th annual Konica Minolta Big City Classic to check out Cascade's new R helmet and Maverik's complete line of 2013 equipment.

Maverik athlete and former UNC great Billy Bitter will also be meeting fans, taking pictures and signing autographs from 2 to 4:30 pm at the ESPN booth in the IL Fan Fest area. For the latest gear, news and updates on all Maverik Athletes visit the Maverik Facebook or YouTube pages.

“The Big City Classic is a great stage for our sport to showcase its athletes,” said Bitter. “I am looking forward to meeting the fans and watching some great lacrosse on Saturday.”

ABOUT MAVERIK LACROSSE

Founded in 2005 by John Gagliardi, Team USA Player and All-World Defenseman, and Jay Jalbert, All-World Midfielder, Maverik Lacrosse is a lacrosse equipment manufacturer whose products are designed and developed by the world's top lacrosse players for lacrosse players. Team Maverik creates, tests and develops innovative products that perform and exceed the professional demands of its founders. Headquartered in New York, NY, Maverik is a subsidiary of Bauer Performance Sports Ltd., a publically traded company on the Toronto Stock Exchange (BAU), its brands include Bauer Hockey, Maverik Lacrosse, Cascade Sports and Mission Roller Hockey.

Based in Liverpool, NY, Cascade Sports has a celebrated and rich history of delivering revolutionary technology, unrivaled player experiences and 360 degree innovation to the lacrosse community and beyond. Cascade was founded in 1986 and acquired by Bauer Performance Sports in June 2012. As a leader in sports equipment, the company has pioneered advances in head protection beginning with its very first sport helmet for lacrosse. Today, Cascade continues this tradition by routinely adding to its long list of game-changing transformations in safety, comfort and performance. Proud partnerships include 16 NCAA Champions since 1995, Major League Lacrosse and dozens of NHL players who choose Cascade Sports technology. The company delivers innovative high performance headgear to lacrosse, ice hockey, field hockey, Swift Water Rescue and White Water Sport markets. Learn more at www.cascadelacrosse.com. Bauer Performance Sports is a publicly traded company on the Toronto Stock Exchange (BAU), and its brands include Bauer Hockey, Maverik Lacrosse, Cascade Sports and Mission Roller Hockey.